Life-preserver.



J. DBPTA.

LIFE PEP-SERVER.

APPLICATION I'ILED JUNE 19, 1914.

1 1 1 1,01 0; Patented Sept. 22, 1914.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

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Application filed Julie 19, 1914. Serial at. 846,081.

To (ZZZ cohort it'ntair/concem Be it known that I, JOSEPH DEPTA, a subject of the Emperor of Austria-Hungary, residing at Passaic, in the county of Passaic and State of New Jersey, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Lifere'servers, of which the following is a'specification. e

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in life preservers.

The primary object of this invention is to provide separate extremely light floating elements shiftably positionable beneath the arms of a erson and there secured against removal, 0 ering no obstruction to the movements of the person, while at the same time affording buoyancy to the body. Y

A further object is to provide inflated floats after the manner of water wings and having an arrangement of securing straps for attaching said floats to the body.

A still further object is the positioning of pneumatic floats beneath the arms of a person in'such a manner that the upper portions of the floats are rigidly held while the lower portions thereof are slidably shiftable upon the belt of the wearer.

With the above general objects in view and others that will appear as the nature of the invention is better understood, the same consists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the appended claims.

In the drawings forming a part of this application and wherein like numerals of reference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views:Figure 1 is a front elevation of the device detached. Fig. 2 is an elevation view of the inner S111 face of one of the floats showing the connecting straps broken away, and, Fig. is an enlarged elevation of the lower portion of one of the floats showing the sliding belt arrangement, and the shiftable connecting strap thereon.

Referring more in detail to the drawings, the floats 10, it will be noted, consist of substantially shield-sha ed pneumatic cushions adapted to be in ated with air forced is to be noted that the same are positionable at the opposite sides of the wearer and beneath the arms and with the sockets 12 .of the floats positioned at the arm pits of the wearer while shoulder straps 13 carried by each float adjacent the arm socket 12 there,-

of are buckled around the arms of the wearer at the shoulder for supporting the floats in their proper positions. A chest strap or belt 14 is secured between the two floats 10 and adapted to encompass the upper portion of the wearer.s body at apoint above the chest and be tightened and retained in position by means of the buckle 15 and whereby the floats are securely stra ped with their upper portions fixed to the od of the wearer. A waist strap or belt 16 is threaded through loops 17 carried on the inner faces 18 of each of the floats and is adapted to encircle the waist of the wearer and secured by means of the buckle 19 and by which arrangement it will be seen that the lower portions of the floats may be slightly shifted upon the belt when secured tothe wearer. A retaining strap 20 has its opposite ends provided with loops 21 which are slidably-mounted upon the waist belt 16,

the said retaining strap being adapted to be positioned between the legsof the wearer and secured by means of the buckle 22, and whereby as will be evident, the waist strap as well as the floats are prevented from rising unduly or moving upwardly when the wearer is in the water partially-supported by the floats. The present device is thus readily secured upon the body and is employed both as a life preserver as well as a means toaid a person in swimming and is designed both for the preventing of accidents, as well as used for pleasure.

While the forms of the invention herein shown and described are what are believed to'be preferable embodiments thereof, it is nevertheless to be understood that various forms, modifications, and arrangement of the parts may be had without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention as claimed.

lVhat I claim as new is 1. A device of the class described, comprising two pneumatic floats provided with arm sockets at the tops thereof adapted for positioning beneath the arms of the wearer, retaining straps secured to said floats adjacent said sockets and adapted to be secured around the wearers arms, a chest-encircling strap secured between said floats, loops secured to the opposite inner fiat surfaces of said floats, a Waist belt slidably-positioned through said loops and adapted for encircling the wearers Waist, and a retaining strap slidably connecting the front and rear portions of said Waist belt and adapted to be secured between the legs of the wearer.

2. A device of the class described, comprising shield-shaped pneumatic floats having top cut-away portions, arm-encircling straps connecting the opposite sides of said cut-away portions, a chest-encircling strap rigidly-secured between the upper portions of said floats, a waist belt strap slidably at; tached to the lower portions of said floats at opposite points upon their inner faces, and a retaining strap slidably-secured. to said Waist belt adapted to-restrain said floats against upward movement upon the Wearers body.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JOSEPH DEPTA.

Witnesses:

JAooi; KUCALA, Yum TERESHO. 

